Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 07:27:24 +0200 From: Randolf-Heiko Skerka <rh-skerka@itsec-debis.de> To: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Syslog over serial Message-ID: <19991005072724.A9642@merlin.itsec-debis.de> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19991002145813.0094ca10@mail.thegrid.net>; from The Mad Scientist on Sat, Oct 02, 1999 at 03:02:37PM -0700 References: <4.1.19990928190928.0097cf00@mail.thegrid.net> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9909281522590.41067-100000@pogo.caustic.org> <xzpu2oed7ke.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <3.0.5.32.19990930061015.007ded30@pop.wanadoo.fr> <4.1.19991002145813.0094ca10@mail.thegrid.net>
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On Sat, Oct 02, 1999 at 03:02:37PM -0700, The Mad Scientist wrote: > >>I've always seen this as the "recommended" way to do things. How do you > >>set logging over serial lines up? Do I log to something like /dev/cuaa1? > >>What do i set up on the other side? > > > >quite simply.. > >just establish a p-t-p IP connection.. through /dev/lp0 for example. > >use a reserved ip for this.. > > Great, thanks. What about connecting a few machines to a central logging > server with this setup? Will I have to get a board for the logging server > with a number of parallel ports? Can I get whatever hardware that is used > to hook up multiple printers to a single machine? Well the idea is quite good, but dangerous! The intention to send syslog over a serial line is not to have an IP connection betwen the sender (normaly a server in a dmz) and a logging host. So if you establish a p-t-p IP connection, it's easier to use an ethernet wire ... just to keep in mind. Randolf -- +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Randolf Skerka debis IT Security Services | | Tel. +49-228-9841-510 Rabinstrasse 8, 53111 Bonn | | 2 weeks free trial: Security news every day www.dcert.de | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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